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Table 3 Lognormal a priori age distribution parameters (in millions of years) used for node calibrations, applied to stem group taxa based on evidence from the fossil record

From: The rise of army ants and their relatives: diversification of specialized predatory doryline ants

Taxon

Offset

Median

age

95% quantile

Log (mean)

Log (s.d.)

Acanthostichus and Cylindromyrmex

15

50

70

3.55

0.28

Neivamyrmex

15

40

70

3.22

0.48

Procerapachys

42

80

100

3.64

0.26

Prionomyrmex

42

60

80

2.90

0.45

Myrmeciinae

54.5

95

110

3.70

0.20

Dolichoderinae

60

95

120

3.56

0.33